Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT

What Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT does

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT (SHFPACT) is a non-profit, membership-based incorporated association founded in 1974 in Canberra, Australia, delivering specialist sexual and reproductive health clinical services, professional training, and community education to the ACT region. Its service portfolio includes contraception, IUD and Implanon insertions, cervical screening, medical termination of pregnancy, menopause care, a Pelvic Pain Clinic, free STI testing for under-30s, and free pregnancy options counselling. The organization is a registered NDIS provider and ATO-endorsed health promotion charity, with a flagship proprietary product called the SoSAFE! Framework — a visual tools framework for teaching social safety and social-sexual skills to people with moderate to severe intellectual disability, acquired in 2016 and now licensed interstate and internationally through Training Partners in Tasmania, Western Australia, and the UK.

SHFPACT operates a hybrid business model spanning six distinct revenue streams: fee-for-service clinical consultations (largely bulk-billed under Medicare or concession-priced), ACT and Commonwealth Government grants (ACT Health, Department of Social Services, Capital Health Network), NDIS plan funding for disability services, paid professional training courses for clinicians and educators (including FPAA Certificate, IUD insertion, Implanon, and TQI-accredited teacher training), licensing royalties from the SoSAFE! Framework, and tax-deductible donations and memberships. Distribution occurs through a single physical clinic at Level 1, 28 University Avenue, Canberra, plus telehealth (319 attendances in 2022-23), HotDoc online booking, school-based outreach (4,758 students across 51 schools in 2023-24), and licensed Training Partners. The organization reports a $252,354 deficit in 2023-24 against 26% growth in fee revenue and 20% growth in education/training income, indicating service expansion outpacing funded indexation.

The customer base is structurally bifurcated: a long tail of individual clinical patients and school students on one side, and a concentrated anchor of institutional funders and accreditation bodies on the other — including the ACT Government, Department of Social DSS, Capital Health Network, NDIS, RACGP, ACRRM, APNA, and ANU Medical School. The organization is governed by an elected Council chaired by Jo Schumann, with Tracey Hall appointed Executive Director in June 2024 following Tim Bavinton's 20-year tenure departure. SHFPACT is not venture-backed, has no parent company, and operates as a community-governed health promotion charity.

Name

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT

Legal name

Sexual Health and Family Planning ACT Inc

Website

https://shfpact.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SHFPACT is a Canberra-based non-profit health promotion charity, founded in 1974, providing specialist sexual and reproductive health clinical services, professional training, school education, NDIS-funded disability services, and licensing of its proprietary SoSAFE! Framework to the ACT region and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Family Planning Centers (62141), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Planning & Contraception (Including Abortion Care) (HLAKAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sexual & Reproductive Health (STI Care, Vulvovaginal Disorders) (HLAKAJAJ), Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (Women’s & Men’s Health) (HSADAIAG), Contraception & Family Planning Telehealth (birth control, counseling, follow-up) (HLALAHAB)

Keywords

• Sexual health services
• Reproductive health services
• Clinical health services
• Health professional training
• Community health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Canberra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services Fees: Fee-for-service clinical consultations including contraception, cervical screening, IUD insertion, menopause services, and pelvic pain clinics. Services are bulk-billed for concession card holders or provided at reduced fees to ensure accessibility.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Funding from ACT Government and Commonwealth Government through various agreements including ACT Health service funding, Department of Social Services for Safer Me Safer You project, Capital Health Network for pelvic pain clinics, and NDIS funding for disability services.
3. NDIS Plan Funding: Individual funding through NDIS plans for counselling and education sessions for people with disability, categorized under Capacity Building - Increased Social and Community Participation.
4. Professional Training Courses: Fees charged for professional development training including IUD insertion workshops ($1,610), contraceptive implant training ($164.48), Well Women's Screening Course ($800 discounted), and FPAA Certificate courses ($2,060 theory).
5. SoSAFE! Framework Licensing: Revenue from sale of SoSAFE! Framework resources to training partners and participants, including SoSAFE! Training Partners interstate and internationally.
6. Donations and Memberships: Tax-deductible donations from individuals as a health promotion charity endorsed by the ATO. Membership fees support organizational advocacy and service delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

SHFPACT delivers specialist clinical sexual and reproductive health services through its Canberra clinic, including contraception, STI testing, cervical screening, IUD insertion, menopause management, pelvic pain treatment, and pregnancy options counselling. It also provides accredited professional training for doctors, nurses, and teachers, NDIS-funded disability services built around the proprietary SoSAFE! Framework, and school and community education programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SoSafe Program: Sexual and relationships education program for schools and community
• Safer Me Safer You
• Canberra Menopause Centre
• SHFPACT Access Clinic
• Pelvic Pain Clinic

Quantifiable outcome

• 800% increase in menopause consultations since 2005
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Capital Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership with Capital Health Network for funding of Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis GP Clinics under Australian Government funding round commissioned through Primary Healthcare Networks.
• Department of Social Services (DSS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Three-year funding agreement signed in early 2022 for delivery of the Safer Girls Safer Women Project (now Safer Me Safer You) as part of Australian Government policy and funding commitments to reduce violence against women and girls with disability. The project builds on SHFPACT's SoSAFE! Framework and will resource implementation projects across the country.
• ACT GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ACT Government provides ongoing funding through ACT Health for sexual health education and supports for people with disabilities, sexual assault prevention and response initiatives, and abortion access and contraception funding commitments.
• SECCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSECCA and SHFPACT partnered together to design and develop Easy English resources about consent including 'Introduction to Consent' and 'Introduction to Sexual Consent' books, developed in consultation with people with disability.
• Family Planning TasmaniacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoSAFE! Training Partner for Tasmania. First implementation project commenced in Tasmania's north-west with Family Planning Tasmania.
• SHQ (Sexual Health Quarters) Western AustraliacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoSAFE! Training Partner for Western Australia.
• Pyramid Education Consultants UKcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoSAFE! Training Partner for the United Kingdom, extending the reach of the SoSAFE! Framework internationally.
• Hepatitis ACTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterface Project collaboration funded by ACT Health Healthy Canberra Grants. Joint engagement and support for young people as peer advocates, educators and champions on sexual health and blood-borne virus needs.
• ACT Safe and Inclusive Schools InitiativemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAIS Initiative developed collaboratively with SHFPACT and A Gender Agenda to assist schools in developing and maintaining safe and inclusive environments for all students regardless of gender presentation/identity, intersex status or sexual orientation. Funded by ACT Government Education Directorate.
• A Gender AgendamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in ACT Safe and Inclusive Schools Initiative and ongoing collaboration on gender diversity and inclusion resources including the Good Practice Guide for Supporting Students Affirming Gender at School.
• Canberra Sexual Health CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in SHLiRP (Sexual Health Lifestyles & Relationships Program) delivering outreach sexual health education and STI testing to ACT senior secondary colleges.
• Women's Health MattersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on ACT Government funding commitments for abortion access and long-acting reversible contraception for Canberrans.
• Women's Legal Centre ACTmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint statement on sexual and reproductive health and rights united in commitment to protect the right of women to control their own bodies.
• ANU Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical student training including pelvic examination lectures for first-year students and practical skills sessions for third-year rural medical students using SHFPACT Clinical Associates.
• RACGPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited provider of RACGP educational activities for clinical training including FPAA Certificate courses, Implanon training, and IUD insertion workshops.
• ACRRMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccredited provider of ACRRM continuing professional development activities for rural and remote medicine practitioners.
• APNAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWell Women's Screening Course endorsed by Australian Primary Health Nurses Association according to approved quality standards criteria.
• People with Disability AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong relationship consolidated in Safer Me Safer You project phase one, working to increase workforce sector capability for social and sexual safety of people with disabilities.
• NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelationship consolidated in Safer Me Safer You project, ensuring compliance and quality in disability services delivery.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia (SRHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through AUSLARC Scholarships led by SRHA in partnership with RACGP for Implanon and IUD insertion training for eligible health professionals.

Scale indicators23 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MSI Australia: National reproductive and sexual health provider (formerly Marie Stopes Australia) offering contraception, medical termination, vasectomy and related services. Overlaps directly with SHFPACT on contraception, MTOP and pregnancy options counselling, though operates nationally and at greater scale.
• True Relationships and Reproductive Health: Queensland's non-profit sexual and reproductive health provider offering contraception, IUD/Implanon services, pregnancy counselling, training and education. Closely mirrors SHFPACT's service mix at a multi-site state scale.
• SECCA: WA-based non-profit specialising in sexuality and relationship education and counselling for people with disability. Direct content peer to SHFPACT's SoSAFE! and Easy English disability resources and an explicit co-development partner.
• Family Planning NSW: NSW's family planning organisation providing clinical SRH services, FPAA-accredited training, health promotion and community education. Highly comparable operating model to SHFPACT across clinical, training and education streams.
• Family Planning Tasmania: State-level family planning and sexual health organisation in Tasmania offering clinical services, education and training. Directly comparable to SHFPACT's clinical + training model and is itself a SoSAFE! Training Partner.
• Sexual Health Quarters (SHQ): Western Australia's specialist sexual and reproductive health provider delivering clinical services, professional training and community education. A SoSAFE! Training Partner and the most direct functional peer to SHFPACT in another state.

Broad incumbents

• Family Planning Alliance Australia: National alliance of Australian family planning organisations including SHFPACT members. Operates as an industry/advocacy umbrella rather than a service provider, comparable in mission scope but distinct from clinical delivery.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Australia (SRHA): National peak body for the SRH sector, convening state family planning organisations and running scholarship programs (e.g., AUSLARC) that SHFPACT participates in. Not a direct service competitor but a structural peer and ecosystem coordinator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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